Located in LA, the Venice boardwalk is either:
a) A tourist type attraction where hopless people from Idaho travel around in fanny packs snapping pictures of degenrate hobos, artists, and muscle men
b) Where locals like myself go to get the best 1 dollar pizza and high quality- bongs.

Scene 1:
Tourist Hilbilly: Aww look at that there hobo feller. Give him a dollar for his troubles
Me: That hobo wants crack peaseant, not your cheap ass dollars.

Scene 2:
Me: Wanna go down to Venice in between class and get some 1 dollar pizza?
My Friend: Yeah...but lets look at the bongs too.
Me: That goes with out saying.

Beach town between Marina del Rey and Santa Monica known for homelessness, teen runaways, drug dealers, hookers, junkies,gang members (most of whom nowadays are wanna bes), tourists and wealthy yuppies who are well in the process of completely taking over thanks to gentrification. The home of some great rock bands in the past like Jane's Addiction and the Doors as well as the shittiest band of all time Suicidal Tendencies

A small town in southwest Florida that might as well be called the retirement capital. It actually is the sharks tooth capital of the United States! Many people come here during snowbird season for its beautiful beaches. The town has an italian feel because of its architecture, and is also filled with many italian families. Along with its beautiful Island, it's locally known for its sports. Venice has some of the best athletes in Florida. Venice High School has had more drafted players than any other high school in the county. Known for it's Friday night football, and State champion babeball and volleyball team. One of the most serious competitors in Florida.

College coaches: "Gonna head down to Venice soon to scout out some players, and get a tan while I'm at it."

The Venice on Florida's gulf coast is an ultra quiet community where the large majority of people are retired. A great place to just relax, knowing that you can leave a bike on your front lawn seconds from the beach and not have it stolen. It's the stereotype of Florida.

Its has italianate architecture and there are indeed numerous canals in the subdivisions. There are galleries downtown, but they are hardly iconoclastic. Everything is clean and orderly, brought back to a messy reality if only by the couple of poor houses by I-75 and the fact that the 9/11 terrorists learned to fly planes here.

For a faster pace seek Sarasota.

"One day when I will be too old for spring break, I'll spend my 7 days of vacation in Venice. I want to retire there"